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I got my 5s on a 3 year contract, so unless I decide to pay the balance remaining for the phone and break my contract early, I'll be waiting for the 7.

That's fine by me though. I upgraded to the 5s from a 3Gs. I don't mind waiting a few generations so that I experience a significant improvement, not just apps loading half a second faster and other things that sound good on paper but I'll never really notice or use in reality. Had I upgraded from a 5 to a 5s, for example, TouchID is probably the only difference that I really would have noticed.

I know some people just sell their old phone each year and that pays for the new one, but I just don't think it's worth the bother, especially since many of those people spend all their time worrying about their phone's resale value. It becomes more like the phone is a rental than something they truly own and can enjoy fully. When I got my 5s, I was just going to keep my 3Gs as an extra iPod, but then a friend said he wanted an iPhone, so I gave it to him for $20.
 
What?
So you make money selling 1year old iPhones?

It's possible to make money that way if you have a dummy line that you keep a dumbphone on for $120/year and you unlock the year-old iPhone before selling.

Otherwise, it's dubious math if you just compare the selling price of year-old unlocked iPhone vs. subsidized price for new iPhone.
 
It's possible to make money that way if you have a dummy line that you keep a dumbphone on for $120/year and you unlock the year-old iPhone before selling.

Otherwise, it's dubious math if you just compare the selling price of year-old unlocked iPhone vs. subsidized price for new iPhone.

I think he means he bought the iPhone for probably $200 with his contract and probably is selling it close to $500. So basically he is buying the iPhone 6 for $200 ($700-500).
 
I think he means he bought the iPhone for probably $200 with his contract and probably is selling it close to $500. So basically he is buying the iPhone 6 for $200 ($700-500).

But notice he said he buys every year so he can only get the subsidized price every other year unless he has a dummy line or another line he can swap with someone else.
 
I prefer the non-S cycle because I like the aesthetic changes, and they do also get a marginal CPU and GPU upgrade. I also don't care about waiting for apps to be updated because I mostly use things like Facebook and other things like that which will probably be updated quickly.
 
Thats the theory but people get too attached to their phones to trade up after a year. Love me some iPhones, cant get rid of old ones.

I don't think that's the major factor because people had no problem trading up after a year when we used to be upgrade eligible for the full subsidized price every year (with AT&T). It's having to pay the unsubsidized price that's the major barrier for most.
 
I don't think that's the major factor because people had no problem trading up after a year when we used to be upgrade eligible for the full subsidized price every year (with AT&T). It's having to pay the unsubsidized price that's the major barrier for most.

That's why we sell our old iPhones every year.
 
People said the 4 to 4s jump wasn't big, but fast forward to iOS 7 and the 4s is showing its legs whereas the 4 struggles. Likewise the 5s should outlast and outperform the 5 in terms of future iOS updates.

On the main topic, I'm on the S cycle and for me, and me alone, I like it because I get the new design and the most powerful version of that design.

Sure, after 12 months I then have a model with a completely different (old) design due to the new SKU launching (iPhone 5 when I had the 4s and now the 6 since I now own a 5s) whereas people on the non S cycle get a new design and enjoy having the same design as the successor model the following year.

It's all about preference, no one is right or wrong.
 
People said the 4 to 4s jump wasn't big, but fast forward to iOS 7 and the 4s is showing its legs whereas the 4 struggles. Likewise the 5s should outlast and outperform the 5 in terms of future iOS updates.

On the main topic, I'm on the S cycle and for me, and me alone, I like it because I get the new design and the most powerful version of that design.

Sure, after 12 months I then have a model with a completely different (old) design due to the new SKU launching (iPhone 5 when I had the 4s and now the 6 since I now own a 5s) whereas people on the non S cycle get a new design and enjoy having the same design as the successor model the following year.

It's all about preference, no one is right or wrong.

The S models are nicest, if only they were released 12 months earlier :)
 
The S models are nicest, if only they were released 12 months earlier :)

I never said they were the nicest.

I just said that for ME when my upgrade comes around I know that I am getting the most powerful version of the new design, albeit for 12 months of the 24 month contract because the new non S model will launch.

Non S cycle folk get to have the new design for the 24 months but don't get the most powerful version of that design because in 12 months the S model launches.

It's simply about with you prefer and where your upgrade falls.

I moved onto the S cycle after owning the 3G then the 4. I upgraded to the 4s because I felt it would have more longevity (the 4 was a slightly higher spec 3Gs with a retina display in a new body) which proved to be the case.

There's no right or wrong, it's all down to personal preference, situation, and use.
 
I find threads like this funny. They all boil down to the following:



I think I'll skip (insert your cycle) because (insert your own rationalizing) when in reality I'm trying to find an excuse not to spend the money to upgrade every year.


I think I'll skip (insert your cycle) because (insert your own rationalizing) when in reality I'm trying to find an excuse since I can't afford to buy the new one and/or I'm stuck in a 2 year upgrade.

Fixed
 
If the iPhone 6 is mind blowing I will definitely upgrade, but if it isn't nothing but a design change and a little better camera from my 5s I will stay with the 5s this time. I have my contract set up to where I always have an upgrade when the iPhone is released so no matter what I'll have the upgrade now or I'll have it when the 6s comes out.

I have a feeling I'll get the 6 even though my 5s is pristine with no scratches or anything. I love the iPhone 5s.
 
I usually wait until my cycle is up, but if the iphone 6 is 4.7", I'm getting it regardless. Been waiting years for this (the 4" iphone 5 was a joke, even though I bought one - cycle was up and I had an old 4 series).
 
I get the new one every year... along with like two new Android phones.
 
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I don't wait for anything, i buy the new one every year and sell the old one for more than the new one cost me.

Also i doubt apps are going to be a huge issue, it will be the same aspect ratio so the apps will just be stretched out.

How the heck do you sell the old one for more than the new one costs? Why would anyone in their right mind buy the previous model for more money than they can buy the current one for?
 
How the heck do you sell the old one for more than the new one costs? Why would anyone in their right mind buy the previous model for more money than they can buy the current one for?

Because I buy the new ones on contract and sell the old one off contract unlocked.
 
Wait until the 6s

I think I'll skip (insert your cycle) because (insert your own rationalizing) when in reality I'm trying to find an excuse since I can't afford to buy the new one and/or I'm stuck in a 2 year upgrade.

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I think I'll skip (insert your cycle) because (insert your own rationalizing) when in reality my employer buys my phones all I have to do is ask for a new one and it will be on my desk in a couple day but it's just a phone and I don't give a crap.

Fixed, I like this. Since you used your reason I used mine. ;)
 
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